Hi all
My son has just been turned down for all 3 of our preferences for infant school. The first 2 preferences were for faith schools. We are committed Catholics and attend mass every week with our son.
In the 2 catholic schools we applied for there was a supplementary form which needed to be completed. This is where the priest confirms your family's attendance at church. We submitted this form.
I was recently speaking to a mum at my DS's nursery who told me that, whilst her son is baptised catholic, she never attends mass, nor does the son. Her way around the supplementary form was to get her mother to give it to the priest on the way out of mass - he signed it and hey presto, she has a valid form.
I found out yesterday that her son got a place and I am thinking I should appeal. If this is the method of getting this form signed then surely it is not right? Her son manages to get a place whilst we are told we don't have a place (they live closer to the school than we do). In my opinion this is fraud. How can it be right her son gets a place when they never attend mass but my son doesn't when we attend every week?
My son is currently second on the waiting list for this school. Would you appeal? Has anyone had this experience?
Any advice appreciated.
B x